Arun Jaitley to Inaugurate the Delhi Economics Conclave

Starved cows eating household hazardous waste near a housing colony of New Delhi in India. Scenes like this are common in the national capital. Photo: Rakesh Raman
Starved cows eating household hazardous waste near a housing colony of New Delhi in India. Scenes like this are common in the national capital. Photo: Rakesh Raman

The Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, will inaugurate the Delhi Economics Conclave-2017 on Saturday, 22nd July, 2017 in the national capital.

On this occasion, Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Singapore will deliver the inaugural address on ‘India Development Strategy and International Engagement Post-Hyper globalisation”.

In the one-day Conclave, the first Plenary Session will be on “The Future of Cash”. Main Speaker on the subject would be Mr. Kenneth S Rogoff, Professor of Economics, Harvard University while Mr. Viral Acharya, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India will be Moderator of the Session.

[ Dear Mr. Arun Jaitley, Please Help the Poor Kids ]

In the Second Plenary Session, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, former Chairman, UIDAI will speak on the issue of ‘Data as the oil of the 21st Century: India’s Response’. This Session will be moderated by Mr. Bibek Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India.

Thereafter, there will be a Panel Discussion on the issue of ‘Reclaiming Credibility and Effectiveness: The Challenge for the Economics Profession’ in which Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Dy. P.M., Singapore, Mr. Kenneth S. Rogoff, Professor of Economics, Harvard University, Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission and Mr. Vijay Kelkar, former Finance Secretary, Government of India will participate.

The Session will be moderated by Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India.

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